Both vehicles went into the dirt center median and the
Volkswagen struck a steel guardrail before veering into westbound
traffic, Baehr said.

The Volkswagen was then struck by a 1997 Ford F-250 truck that
was towing a flatbed trailer, the officer said. The Volkswagen's
driver -- identified by the county medical examiner's office as
Jana Warda, of San Diego -- suffered fatal injuries, he said.

The Nissan's driver was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital La
Jolla as a precautionary measure, Baehr said. The Ford's driver was
not hurt, he said.

Warda is survived by her mother, an investigator for the medical
examiner's office said.